14572 SMT / PCB Assembly Industry News Releases

Sep 22, 2010 | STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training, electronic and industrial distribution, consulting, laboratory analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, announces that its Mixed Technology Training Kit is now available in both lead-free and tin-lead versions. The kit offers a realistic mixture of through-hole and SMT.

Since 1982, STI Electronics, Inc. (STI) has been the premier full service organization for training, consulting, laboratory analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly in the electronics industry.

Sep 22, 2010 | Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, will showcase its AQUANOX® A4625 Aqueous Cleaner for Lead-Free Flux Residues at the upcoming SMTA Long Island Tabletop Vendor Show, scheduled to take place Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Islandia Marriott Long Island in Islandia, NY.

Sep 22, 2010 | SIPLACE, the innovations and technology leader in providing groundbreaking solutions to the electronics manufacturing industry, announces that Fundacao CERTI based in Florianopolis Brazil, has invested in a SIPLACE SX line of equipment.

Sep 21, 2010 | Gary Goldberg, President and CEO PROMATION stated “I am delighted to announce that our engineering team in Fort Worth, headed up by Victor Trotter (CTO) has finalized our new cross platform soldering robot for top side applications”. “The PROFLEX platform is an innovative design which may be configured for a single head, or a multi-head expandable assembly platform. Robots may be configured in a multitude of assembly solutions to create a high output line, or progressive soldering solution”.

Sep 20, 2010 | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is drafting new reporting requirements on the use of conflict minerals. “These new reporting requirements could have a significant impact on the entire electronics industry supply chain, much like the lead-free requirements of RoHS,” according to Mikel Williams, chairman of the IPC Government Relations Committee and president and CEO of DDi Corp.

Sep 20, 2010 | Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Nu Horizons Electronics ("Nu Horizons") in an all cash transaction for $7.00 per share. Nu Horizons is a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination, and power solutions to a wide variety of commercial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronic manufacturing services providers (EMS).

Sep 20, 2010 | Registrations for the webinar launch of DEK’s new ProActiv technology are escalating. With just over a week to go, keen interest is being shown by hundreds of participants signing up from Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Sep 20, 2010 | Industry-leading associations IPC and SMTA jointly announce the agenda for Session 1 of the High Performance Cleaning and Coating Conference, scheduled to take place November 16-18, 2010 at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Sep 20, 2010 | Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, will display its METALNOX® M6310 and KYZEN® CP90S in stand 642 at Surface 2010, scheduled to take place October 12-14, 2010 at Brabanthallen’s Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands.

Sep 20, 2010 | ATE China 2010 took place at the Shenzhen Exhibition Center from August 31 to September 2. It attracted numerous top exhibitors such as Rico, Kilews, Federal, Dalsa, Tselec, Dongguan Sumeida, Fukucima and Pro-Hand Enterprise Corporation. These manufacturers displayed their latest products and technologies for electronics assembly and packaging, many of them relating to the gradual shift towards automation.

Sep 16, 2010 | Industry professionals are invited to submit technical presentations for the first Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association (SEMA) Technical Conference, scheduled to take place in the Bay Area in California in February 2011.

Sep 16, 2010 | Sono-Tek Corporation (OTC BB: SOTK), the world leader in the development and application of ultrasonic coating systems for spray fluxing, delivered a key address at the 15th International Coating Science & Technology Symposium (ISCST), which took place September 12-15, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul, MN.

Sep 16, 2010 | EVS International, the leader in solder recovery, announces that it has appointed MacOn as its distributor for Argentina. MacOn is a well-established distributor in Argentina with an excellent reputation for providing strong support to their customers in materials and capital equipment.

Sep 16, 2010 | FCT Assembly introduces its RMA250 Solder Paste, a new generation rosin-based chemistry designed to provide a previously unseen level of repeatability and consistency to the printing process.

Sep 16, 2010 | Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, will display its complete METALNOX® product line, offering products for every metal cleaning process, in Hall 1-B213 at the upcoming parts2clean, which is scheduled to take place October 12-14, 2010 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre in Stuttgart, Germany.

Sep 15, 2010 | The SMTA Penang Chapter is pleased to announce its 3rd Vendor Show in Penang, Malaysia taking place on November 19th, 2010 at the Eastin Hotel Penang, Malaysia. In conjunction to the tabletop exhibition, a free technical conference will provide attendees timely information related to surface mount technology and future trends in electronics assembly.

Sep 15, 2010 | From Chicago, Illinois over September 28 – 30 and Orlando, Florida on October 26 and 27, DEK plans to showcase its powerful Horizon 03iX print platform and also introduce visitors to a breakthrough technology that is set to significantly extend process latitude and enhance productivity. Show attendees and customers in the Midwest and Southeast regions will be among the first to see this advance in person.

Sep 14, 2010 | Long recognized as the platform to introduce the latest products and services to the Southeast Asian market, 50% of the exhibiting companies are showcasing 30% more new products at the 10th edition of GlobalTRONICS.

Sep 14, 2010 | Alta Manufacturing, a leading Tier 3 electronics contract manufacturer specializing in NPI to pilot production of complex PCBAs, has been certified as a small, minority, woman-owned business by the Utility Supplier Diversity Program of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Alta Manufacturing Inc. is a full service solution for your PCB Assembly needs. We have established a reputation for providing OEMS with Material Procurement and Management, Board Assembly, Testing and Complete Box Build.

The Company is dedicated to the development, manufacturing, servicing and/or licensing of manual, semi automatic and automatic stencil/screen printers, dispensers, and wafer printers for the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Semiconductor Industries

Sep 14, 2010 | Computrol, Inc., a world-class provider of mid- to low-volume, high-mix electronic manufacturing services to OEMs, announces that it will exhibit in booth 1649 at the upcoming Solar Power International, scheduled to take place October 12-14, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Computrol, Inc. is a national leader in low to medium volume, high mix contract manufacturer of electronic assemblies. We specialize in customer service, quality and on time delivery. We have 3 locations in the United States.

Sep 14, 2010 | Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., a supplier of advanced soldering materials to the global market, has released a video demonstrating the results of an evaluation comparing the wettability and spreadability of SN100C and SAC305 solder alloys on stranded wire.

Sep 14, 2010 | Acculogic’s Manufacturing Test Systems Division, a global leader in electronics test and production solutions, introduces its ThermoScan™ test technology. The ThermoScan™ sensor can be installed on a flying probe shuttle for general application or a probe module with Z-movement for more accurate measurement over the integrated circuits (ICs).

Sep 14, 2010 | Acculogic's Manufacturing Test Systems Division, a global leader in electronics test and production solutions, announces that it will co-host the Advances in Limited Access Testing seminar with Precision Automation on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. The seminar will take place from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Hartford, CT area.

Sep 13, 2010 | Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, will display its MICRONOX® MX2302 Wafer-level Cleaning Solution at the upcoming International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference and Tabletop Exhibition, scheduled to take place October 13-14, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara, CA

Sep 13, 2010 | A-Laser, a division of FCT Assembly and a premier laser cutting service specializing in the ablation of ultra-thin metals and plastics, will exhibit thin metal parts and UV laser cut insulating materials in booth 1533 at the upcoming Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis, scheduled to take place October 13-14, 2010 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Sep 13, 2010 | Virtual Industries Inc., a leading supplier of manual vacuum handling solutions, announces that it will display several advanced systems in booth 1458 at the upcoming Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis, scheduled to take place October 13-14, 2010 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Sep 13, 2010 | Bliss Industries Inc., provider of material handling carts and racks for PCB assembly, announces that it held a successful two-day training seminar for its manufacturers’ representatives. The training was held August 25-26, 2010 at Bliss’ headquarters in Milpitas, Calif.

Sep 13, 2010 | IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® will bring together some of the brightest minds in the electronics industry for three free technical sessions at Electronics Midwest. Held September 28–29, 2010, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, in Rosemont, Ill., the sessions will provide answers and insights into the challenges in printed board fabrication and assembly technologies as well as manufacturing with sustainability in mind.

Sep 09, 2010 | Acculogic announces that it will debut its REScan™ Reverse Engineering Software in booth 219 at IEEE Autotestcon, scheduled to take place September 13-16, 2010 at the Marriott Orlando World Center Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, FL.